The Quakers Unmasked

The Quakers unamasked and clearly detected to be but the Spawn of Romish Frogs, Jesuits, and Franciscan Popish Friars; sent from Rome, to seduce the in toxicated Giddyheaded English Nation.

THe 2. Pet. 2. 1, 2, 3. But there were also false Prophets among the people, even As there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresy, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. And many shall follow their pernicious ways, by reason of whom, the way of Truth shall be evil spoken of, and through covetousness shall they with seigned words make Merchandise of you; whose judgment now of a long time lingr • th not, and their damnation s • umbreth not &c. is both a prophesy of our times and lively Character of our Nation, who had never more cause to mind and practice that caution of our blessed Savior, Math: 7. 15. 16. 17. Beware of false Prophets which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are Ravening wolves, ye shall know them by their fruits: then they have at this day, when such multitudes of Romish wolves, Locusts, Caterpillars, of all Sects, Orders (as Jesuits, Franciscans, Benedictines, Dominicans, and the like) come freely over in whole Troops from foreign Seminaries▪ and Gels, act their several parts and 〈…〉 on the Theatre of our distrac 〈…〉 Enemies. 〈…〉 ▪ all the • nds round about 〈…〉 ble all the Beasts of the 〈…〉 to 〈…〉 . Many pastors have destroyed my Vineyard, they have tro 〈…〉 my, 〈…〉 n under 〈…〉 have 〈…〉 my▪ 〈…〉 po •• ion a desolate wilderness. They have made it desolate, and being desolate, it mourneth unto me; the whole land is desolate, because no man layeth it to heart. And may it not be our complaint, (at least in respect of the purity, sincerity, practical power of Religion, Church-Discipline and order, if not of our civil Rights and Liberties) at this very instant. Compare but the Stationers Beacons fired with Ramsy the Jesuits examination at Newcastle (June 1653) my Rome's Master Peece, The Popish Royal Favorite, Hidden works of Darkness brought to public Light, my Epistle to the Second part of A Seasonable▪ Legal and Historical Vindication of the Fundamental Liberties and Laws of-England, and this ensuing late Information, taken before the Town- Clark and Magistrates of the City of Bristol concerning the New Sect of QVAKERS or SHAKERS (derived rather from profane Belshazzar, Dan. 5. 9. and those the Prophet David thus prays against, Psal. 6. 9. 23. Let their eyes be darkened that they see not, and MAKE THEIR LOINS CONTINVALLY TO SHAKE; then from that perfect Evangelical Spirit and love of God which casteth out fear, shaking, torment, and makes the Saints always rejoice in God's love and favor, 1 John. 4. 4. Phil. 4. 4. Rom. 5. 2.) lately brought into and set up in England by Franciscan Friars and Jesuits sent from Rome, who spread themselves like Gangreens or Locusts over most parts of the Nation: and make the very Pillars of our Church, State and whole Land to shake and 〈…〉 and then▪ me may (by way of seasonable admonition) conclude of them, their Disciples, all other New Sects and 〈…〉 Conventicles, of late years erected amongst us by them and their Confederates, in every corner, in St. Johns word • , 1. Epist. 2▪ 18, 19, Little children it is the last time▪ and 〈…〉 have heard that Antichrist shall come▪ EVEN NOW ARE THERE MANY ANTICHRISTS: whereby we know that it is the last time. They went out from us▪ but they, were not of us, for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us; but they went out, that it might be made manifest, that they were not at all of us: which will evidently appear by;

The INFORMATION of George Cowlishaw of the City of Bristol aforesaid Ironmonger, taken the 22. day of January 1654.

[Most likely his two f • llow Franciscan Friars fore mentioned, who have there done much hurt and gained many Dsciples, some where of disturbed two of the Ministers publicly in the Church, and assaulted, reviled one of them in the streets very lately] two persons that bear the name of Quakers.

This is a true copy of the original Information taken upon oath at Bristol as aforesaid, the 22 January last: from whence the Reader and whole Nation may take notice, especially those in present power, who should prevent such dangerous growing mischiefs with greatest care, not connive at them any longer:

1. That there are multitudes of Romish Emissaries and Vermin now residing and wandering up and down freely amongst us, to seduce and divide the people, by setting up New Sects and Separate Congregations in all places, and Broaching new Notions and opinions of all sorts, or old Heresies or Blasphemies; not saying Masses, praying to Saints and Images, or crying up the popes Supremacy &c. as heretofore. 2. That they are the chief Speakers and Rulers in most Separate Congregations, and particularly amongst the Quakers, amongst whom the Franciscan Friars act their parts as well as the Jesuits.

3. That they have their several Missions and Directions into all parts from their generals and Superiors, of their respective orders, residing commonly in London ( where they have a CONSISTORY AND COVNCEL sitting, that Rules all the Affaires of the things of England;) besides fixed officers in every Diocese) & are all foreacquainted both with the places and times of their several Missions; seeing Coppinger could so certainly predict the time of their Mission and coming to Bristol; where they have done much harm and assaulted, disturbed the Ministers both in public and private.

4. That the Popes and these his Emissaries chief endeavors are, to draw the people from our Churches, public Congregations, ordinances, Ministers, Religion and to divide & trumble us into as many Sects, Separate Conventicles as they have Popish orders; and thereby into as many civil parties, factions, as possibly they can, to ruin us thereby. Math: 12. 25. 27.

5. That by this their New Stratagem and Liberty, they have (under the Disguises of being Quakers, Seekers, Anabaptists, Independents, Ranters, Dippers, Anti-Trinitarians, Anti-Scripturists and the like) gained more Proselytes, Disciples, and done more harm in eight or nine years space to the Church and Realm of England, more prejudice, dishonor, scandal to our Religion and Ministers, then ever they did by saying Mass, or preaching, printing any points of grossest Popery in 80. years time heretofore. And if not speedily, diligently, restrained, repressed, will soon utterly overturn both our Church, Religion, Ministry, and State too in conclusion, having already brought them to sad confusions and distractions.

Now that which gives great cause of suspicion, that these Quakers are either disguised Franciscan Friars, or their seduced Disciples and Emissaries, is

1. Their rambling about from place to place by two and two together, to vent and spread their Errors; as the Franciscan Friars use by the Rules of their order are bound to do, and the Queens Franciscans did here of late. 2. Their use of vile and course array and condemning not only all Pride and Luxury, but lawful decency in apparel in themselves and their Proselytes▪ in imitation of the Franciscans.

3. Their persuading people to desert their lawful Callings, employments, and to embrace a kind of idle Monkish lasy life, and ramble about from place to place to vent their pretended Visions, Revlations, Prophecies, Messages, and New Lights; A practice usual with Franciscan. Friars and St Francis their Founder. 4. Their rude and uncivil behavior in refusing to salute, or show any reverential respect, honor, or humble deportment towards Magistrates or other persons of what quality so ever, either in words, Jestures, (of which the rude cynicall Franciscans are most guilty of all other Popish orders ) contrary to express Scripture Precepts and Presidents. Exod. 20. 12. Deutr. 5. 19. Math. 15. 4. Ephes. 6. 2. 5. Rom. 13. 1. 2. 7. Hebr. 12. 9. 1 Pet. 2. 13. 14. 17. 18. (an observable Text against them) Tit. 3. 1, 2. 1 Tim. 6. v. 1, 2, 3. (a notable Text) Ephes. 5. 33. Gen. 18, 2, 3. c. 19. 1. 2. c. 23. 7. c. 24 v. 31. c. 27. 19. c. 33. 3. 4. 6. 7. c. 37. 9, 10. c. 41. 43. c. 42. 6. c. 43. 26. 28. 29. c. 48. 12. c. 49. 8. Exod. 11. 8. Ruth. 2. 10. 1. Sam. 20. 41. c. 24. 8. c. 25. v. 23. 24. 25. 41. c. 28. 14. 2 Sam. 9. 8. c. 14. 22. 33. 1 King. 1. 16. 23. 31. 47. c. 2. 19. 2 Kin. 2. 15. c. 4. 26. 27. 37. 1 Chro. 21. 21. Est. 3. 2. which compared with Math. 10. 12. c. 5. 4. Mar. 9. 15. Lu. 1. 40. Acts. 18. 22. c. 21. 7. c. 25. 13. 1 Cor. 16. 21. 2 Cor. 13. 13. Phil. 4. 21. 22. Col. 4. 10. 12. 15. 18. Rom. 16. 15. 7. 9. to. 17. 2. Thess. 3. 17. may teach these rude Quakers and their Disciples far better manners and civility, both in their gestures, behaviours, and words, then now they exercise.

5. Their Doctrines, That the Saints are perfectly holy in this life, and do not sin, being able to stand perfect in their own power: That they are as equally holy, just, good, and Free from sin, as Christ and God himself: maintained by Fox, Naylor affirmed of St Francis, the Father of the Franciscans, and justified by them, in their writings: as you may read in Surius and Ribadeniera in the life of St Francis, and the blasphemous Book Conformitatum Bea • i Francisci ad vitam Jesu Christi, lib. 3. cum addition. Heir. Bucchii. Bon. 1590. first writ by Bartholomaeus de Pisa, and approved by a General Chapter of the Franciscans held at Assise. Aug. 2. 1389. and ratified by their Popes. Antonini Chronicon. Tit. 24. c. 1. 2. Vincentius Belvacensis. Speculum Hist. l. 3. c. 97. and Mornay his Mystery of Iniquity. London. 1612. p. 347, 348.

It is the observation of many learned intelligent Protestants, who have pried into the opinions and Practises of all our late New Sects, That in their Books, Writings, Speakings, Preachments, Practises, are interlarded, and mixed with some Jesuitical and Popish Tenants, opinions, Ceremonies and Practises; by which we may as visibly discover a Jesuit, a Popish Priest or Friar in them, as we may a Lion by his paw. And nothing (in my judgment) more clearly detects the Popish Friars, Priests, Jesuits, to be the principal inventers, erectors of, Actors, Rulers, Speakers amongst our Quakers, and other New sects; then their pretended, extraordinary sudden extravagant Agonies, Trances, Quakings, Shaking, Raptures, Vis • ons, Apparitions, Conflicts with Satan, Revelations, Illuminations, instructions in new divine Mysteries and Seraphical Divinity, where of they pretend they were wholly ignorant before, being illiterate persons; their intimate familiarity and immediate communion with God & Jesus Christ, in, and after their agonies and ecstasies; their extraordinary callings, Missions, Messages to such and such particular orders, sects, places, persons; their sudden speaking, understanding of several languages which they pretend they never learned, but got by inspiration: all which are the very same in form and substance with those ridiculous lying Enthusiasms, Impostures, Cheats, Agonies, Revelations, Visions, Raptures, Illuminations, Inspirations, Apparitions &c. of Popish Saints, Friars, Priests, Jesuits, Nuns, recorded in the lving Legends and lives of their Romish Canonized SAINTS, by Capgrave, Surius, Lippomanes, Ribadeniera, Mafeus, and other of their fraternity, especially in the Lives of St. Francis, Ignatius Loyola (the Founders of the Franciscans and Jesuits orders, the principal actors, speakers amongst the Quakers, and other late Enthusiasts, if fully examined) and of St Dominick, for men: and of St Katherine of Sienna, and St Briget of Sweden, for women. Out of this St Briget Life and Revelations, printed in Folio at N • remb • rg, An. 1524. most of our Male and Female Quaker Extravagant new Revelations and Impostures are extracted, as those who will but compare them may at first discern. And though they conceal their Jesuitisme and grossest points of Popery from their Disciples at first, baiting their hooks only with pleasing Novelties, shows of Superlative Sanctity, and invectives against our Ministers, Ordinances, Church, Tithes, Presbyterian Government, and the like; that so they may more easily catch the silly people; yet they discover their Jesuitical Positions and Popish Doctrines, more openly by degrees; at last, (as Evangelical perfection, Justification by our own inherent righteousness and holiness, &c. crying them up for new Gospel Light amongst the ignorant vulgar; and crying down our Protestant Ministers, ordinances, sacrements, the Articles of our Creed, Church Liturgies, God's Ten Commandments, the Lord's Prayer, our Churches, and sometimes the Leter of the old and New Testament as Popish and Antichristian: as the Friars and Jesuits did heretofore in their Books and Discourses in their very language. And it is evident by some late instances, that they are Anti-magistratical as well as Anti-ministerial. Yea that these Quakers use enchanted Potions, Braclets, Ribons, Sorcery and witch craft, to intoxicate their Novices and draw them to their party; As Simon Magus bewitiched, the people of Samaria with his Sorceries, Acts. 6. 9 11. and other seducing false teachers, bewitched the foolish Galatians, that they should not obey the truth Gal. 3. 1. which Enchantments, Sorceries, Charmes, Fascinations and Exorcismes are very frequent amongst Popes, and Popish Priests, Monks, Friars, Jesuits, as you may read at large in Joannes, Wierus de Prestigiis Daemonum & Incantationibus. Basil. 1568. especially l. 2. c. 7. l. 5. c. 2, 3. &c. Platina, Benno Cordinalis, Baleus, and others in the lives of Popes Silvester, 2. Benedict the 9. John. 20 and 21. and other Popes, who were all most infamous Magicians, Sorcerers, and Enchanters, by which black arts they got the Papacy. And Del Rio his Disquisitio Magie, and John Jee his Foot out of the Snare, London, 1624. will prove the Jesuits and Priests in England are still accustomed to them, to win and seduce their Proselytes. Whence we find this Scripture expression concerning Romish Babylon Revel: 18. 23. By thy SORCERIES were ALL THE NATIONS DECEIVED. Now for our Quakers & others better instruction, I shall inform them by way of Caution of these considerable particulars, relating to their Agonies, Inspirations and Revelations.

1. That the Devil by God's permissions frequently doth cause and produce, by his own immediate power, extraordinary strang Convulsions, Contractions, Distortions, Agonies, Tremblings, Quakings, Shakings, Motions, Jestures of the Bodies, Members, Joints, Nerves Muscels both of Men and women, when, where, and in what manner he pleaseth; as we see by common experience in such persons as are either possessed by the Devil himself, or bewitched by his Instruments; and by the Convulsions, Trances, Quakings, Shakings, gestures of Witches, Sorcerers and other, acted or possessed by the Devil; of which we have many examples in History & experience; & one recorded in the Gospel itself. Mar. 9. 17. to. 28.

2. That it was the usual practice and custom of Devils heretofore by their Idolatrous Pagan Priests & prophets to give answers in their temples, & oracles to their worshippers in Greece & other places, which of later times and at this day is likewise frequent amongst the Pagan Idolatrous Indians, by human voices, Nods, antique Gestures; affictis sub inde gestibus FURENTIUM, nonnunquam EBRIORUM, alias TREMENTIUM, aut RIDICVLAE GESTICVIANTIBUS, as Joannis Wierus, relates out of Strapo Geogr: lib. 16. Their Priests (who were and are usually Witches and Sorcerers) when they prophesied and gave answers to the people, being cast into strang real or feigned Extasies, Trances and Quaking fits, using sometimes the Gestures of Mad-men, sometimes of Drunkerds, other times of QUAKERS, TREMBLERS, and of ridiculous Antiques; oft times Howling, SHAKINGS THEIR BRESTS, foaming at the mouth, and falling down in a swown (as some of our Quakers do now) as if they had the falling sickness, the Devil in seeming entering into and acting in them; as you may read at leisure in Wierus, and Mr Samuel Purchas his Pilgrimage. l. 9. cap. 5. l. 8. cap. 6. and elsewhere in his Voyages. Whether our Quakers Shaking Fits, Convulsions, Tr • nees, Agonies, running about naked into the open Streets sometimes, and to particular Persons, Towns, Ministers, Magistrates with pretended Messages, Prophecies and oracles from God, (but realy from the Devil himself) like so many distracted Bedlams, Drunkards, Antiques, Furies and Enthusiasts are not exactly paralleled with, and originally derived from these Idolatrous Pagan Idol-Priests, and the very Devil himself; I refer you to John Gilpin (a reclaimed Quaker ) his late printed Relation, touching his own Shaking Fits, and Actions, (proceeding from the Devils possessing of, and acting in him, as he and others believed) and to those who have seen them in their Fits and Raptures; the wisest whereof, are of that opinion, and many of the vulgar people too. These Quaking Fits and Trances were really and feighnedly taken up, and imitated of late times by many Popish, Priests, Monks, N •• ts and female Saints, as you may read at leisure in Surius, Ribadeniera and other Collectors of their Lives and Legends: and which verified Coppingers relation, and Cowlishow his oath; Mr Tillam the Administrator of the Anabaptistical new-dipped Congregation at Hexam, near New-Castle (a Papist or Popish Priest of late though now a zealous Anabaptist and Dipper ) in his Banners. p. 24. professeth; That these Shakings, Tremblings and Extasies (now used by the Quakers) were derived FROM THE FRANCISCAN FRYERS, as Mr Tho: Weld, Richard Priderux, Sam: Hammond, William Cole, Willian Durant (5 reverend Ministers in & near New Castle ) assure us in their Perfect Pharisee, under Monkish Holiness, manifesting itself in the generation of Men called QUAKERS. London, 1654. p. 13. who by their Emissaries first infected the Northern parts about Kendall and Lancaster with this Sect, and now the western parts, by George Fox, John Audland, James Nayler and other of their Disciples sent from thence, whose Heretical, Erronious, Blasphemous opinions, and unchristian Practises, are solidly and fully refuted in this their Treatise.

3. That as Heretics, Schismatics and seducers, do derive their Heresies, Doctrines, Practises, from the very Devil himself, the Father of Lyes, Lying Prophecies, Heresies, Errors, as the Scripture attests in positive terms: 1 King. 22. 21. 22. 23. 2 Chron: 18. 21. 22. Zech: 13. 2. 3. Rev: 18. 2 John 8. 44. 1 Tim. 4. 1, 2. 2 Thess. 2. 9. 10, 11. Rev. 16. 13. 14. Acts. 13. 10. 1 John. 3. 8. who frequently (to delude and seduce men with more facility) transforms himself and his Ministers into Angels of light, and Apostles of Christ, as if they were the only Saints and Ministers of righteousness; when as in truth they are still but Devils, false Apostles, and deceitful workers or Impostors, as the Scripture expressly defines them; 2 Cor: 11. 13, 14, 15: as that Devil who tempted our Savior to cast him self down from the pinnacle of the Temple, with a Scripture misapplied, and mutilated, was still a Devil, though he alleged Scripture to accomplish his designs (as his seducing Instruments now do) Math: 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Lu. 4. 9. to. 13. So some Heretics and Seducers of old, as Simon Magus, Marcion, Menander, Thedatus, Carpocrates, Eulyches, and others have actually traded with, received their Heretical Tenants from, and been possessed by the Devil himself; as Egesippus, Tertullian, Eusebius, Theodorel, Epiphanius, Petrus Thyareus, with others record: yea, Many Popish Monks, Friers, Priests, Nuns, Papists, specially Females, have likewise been actually possessed, seduced, cast into strange, real, or feigned Extasies, Agonies, Shakings, Convulsion Fits, Trances, and inspired with strang Revelations, Uisions, Dreams, Fancies, opinions, Prophecies and Enthusiasms by the very Devil himself, as you may read at large in Joannis Wierus De Praestigiis Daemonum; in Petrus Thyareus (a Jesuit) his Daemoniaci: hoc est, De obsessis à Spiritibus Demoniorum Hominibus. Coloniae Agrip: 1598. and in Sr. Edwin Sands his Europe Speculum. 1629. p. 169 where thus he writes. That the multitude of Indemoniati; (or persons possessed with the Devil ) WHEREOF MOST ARE WOMEN, is so hugh in Italy, even as of Witches in Savoy: of which some are daily cured in show, by their Exercismes (being most of them Impostors to cheat the people) but for one that is h • lpen, almost twenty are either past their curing, or otherwise (as in Counterfeit • ) unwilling to be cured.

4. That William Lindan. Dialog▪ 3. Dubitantii & Petrus Thyreus De Daemoniatis pars. 2. c. 21. p. 56. 57. 58. write expressly; That some of the Ring-leaders and Captains of the Anabaptists, and some of their new Converts, have not only communion and familiarity with the Devil, but in all probability, are likewise actually possessed by him, though they be not raging mad, and furious: Because some of them have (not only such raptures, Agonies, Fits and Quakings as persons actually possessed by the Devil use to have) so soon as they have deserted the Catholics Religion, and adhered to that Sect: but Mox, post hau •• um poculum, aut sumptam ••• cellam norant Sacras liter • s legere, &c. Presently after the drinking of some potion, or eating of a Sop, which their thief Apostles give them, they know how to read the sacred Scriptures without any teaching, though they could not read before; to dispute of divine things they knew not before which they allea • ge to opp •• n the true faith and Religion; and forget so soon as they re •• m to the true Religion; of which Thyreus gives two instances on his own knowledge; one of a Taylor; the other of a Country peasant. Now who (writes he) can doubt, that this proceeds from the evil spirit dwelling in •• em. For it is apparent that neither the S • p, Meat, nor drink they to •• , 〈…〉 any such virtue as to instill the knowledge of the Sacred Scriptures into them. Neither is it God who conferrs this learning on them, seeing they • re enemies to his true faith and Religion, and lead (usually) a most impure life. Therefore since they get it no • by study, nor the instruction of any man, from whence should they have it, but from the Evil Spirit that dwell within them? Besides, what is the cause, that so soon as they return to the Tents of the 〈…〉 again, they forget all or most of the things they remembered before, and know not how to read, though they could read as well as most, whiles they continued in their Heresy: but that the Devil, their Tutor for sakes & leaves them to themselves? Upon which grounds, some men justly suspect and conceive, THAT IT IS NOT THE ANABAPTISTS PROPERLY WHO SPEAKE SCRIPTURES THUS BY THEMSELVES, sad Daemones in Anabtptistis loqui; BUT THAT THE DEVILS SPEAKE IN THE ANABAPTISTS: even as when persons possessed by the Devil speak strang Languages they knew not before, it is not themselves but the Devil in them who form the voices and the sounds. which he proves more largely. pars: 1. c. 17. p. 44. 45.

From all these particulars, I refer it to the most serious consideration of all our Quakers, Shakers and other Anabaptistical Enthusiasts, as likewise of those who are addicred to their ways, or tolerate their cour • es without opposition; whether all their Shakings, Quakings, Extasies, Relvelations, Inspirations, Prophecies, and New Illuminations, which are real and not counterfeit (as many of them are) proceed not from the very Delusions and Inspirations of the Devil himself, and his Instruments, Ministers sent over from Jesuitical and Popish Seminaries, Cells, Monasters, to seduce them by such Sorceries and Impostures as these from our Reformed Church and Religion, rather then from the Impulses, Dictates, Illuminations, Revelations of God's holy Spirit? And so much the rather because many of their Doctrines, Positions, Practises are not only mere Monkish and Popish, but also directly contrary and destructive to the two Great ordinances of God in the world, Magistracy and Ministry, so much commended by God's Spirit in the Gospel; yea some of them most Atheistical, irreligious, Blasphemous, Diabolical, unchristians Un evangelical, diametrically contrary to the Scripture and Fundamental Principles of the Gospel, dictated by God's Spirit; as you may read at large, in The perfect Pharisee under Monkish Holiness &c. in the Generation of men called QUAKERS; to which I shall refer the Reader, where in the Blasphemies, Heresies, Popish Tenants of John Autland, George Fox and James Nayler (three of the principle Quakers sent to Bristol ) are so sully detected and solidly refuted, that it made them a shamed to continue in their former Quarters, and to pretend a New divine Mission from God, to spread their Heresies & Blasphemies in the West (though not so fit for Quakers as that Northern colder Climate of England and Scotland, where many Shake and Quake for cold alone, without the Spirits motion) whether they deserve to be sent packing gain, or into some sorraign Franciscan Cells or Jesuits Seminaries, from whence their Sect was immediately propagated, by Jesuits and Friars sent from thence, to act the parts of Independents and Sectaries, to blow up differences and Contentions amongst us; as you may read at large in Mr Edwards his Gangrena; part third. p. 99. and in a Grandees printed Speech in the painted Chamber. 4. Sept: 1654. p. 16. 17. to which I shall refer you for fuller Conviction.

Let all our Rulers, Ministers and people therefore, who have any care of their own or others Souls; or our Churches, Kingdoms, sasty and settlement, now seriously consider that speech of our Savior Christ himself, John 10. 1. 10. 11. 12 Verily verily, I say unto you; He that entereth not by the Door into the Sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, (as these new Romish Apostles and wandering Predicants do) THE SAME IS ATHEEF and A ROBBER The thief cometh not BUT FOR TO STEAL, AND TO KILL, DESTROY. The good Shepherd giveth his life for the Sheep: But he that is an hireling, and not the Shepherd, whose own the Sheep are not, seeth the woolf coming, and leaveth the Sheep and fleeth, and the woolf catcheth them, and scattereth the Sheep. And such false Shepherds and hirelings (whether Ecclesiastical or Temporal) who through negligence, cowardice, or any other design, shall suffer such Romish Wolves, Thieves and Robbers as these, to scatter and devour their sheep in St Bernard's verdict are PASTORES NON OVIUM, SED LUPORUM: Pastors only of the Wolves, not Sheep; and in the opinion of Christ, and all real Christians likewise.

Fredericus Broeckrous in his Epistle Dedicatory to the States of Holland and WestFrizland, before his, Antidotum Errorum pr • cipu • rum i • Tractatu de Deo &c. D. Conrad • Vorstii; observes and proves at large; that nothing is more dishonest; or more pernicious to mankind and human society then the toleratio • and propagation of false religious, contrary to the Doctrine of the Prophets and Apostles. 1. Because men are hereby with drawn from the true God, the fountain of all happiness. 2. Because truly they are deprived of the possession of Eternal life. 3. Because false religions are the most deadly poisons to men's Souls, which being a speedy, and infallible death: & damnation to all Eternity i • persisted in. 4. Because by them men are made twofold more the children of hell than they were before. Mat. 23. 16. 5. Because thereby all Piety is undermined, abolished; and to Christian States all Wickedness, Impiety Cruelty, Folly and Wretchednesse, instilled into the hearts of men. 6. Because by differences and multiplicity of opinions and controversies in Religion; the greatest of people are brought. 1 To doubt of the truth of Christian Relgion. 2 To sleight and neglect it, together with the Ministry & Public Ordinances. 3. To give over prayer, and private family Duties. 4. To oppose Religion, and resist the propogation of the Gospel. 5. In conclusion, to renounce all Religion; and turn professed Skeptics, Seekers, Atheists (as we find by sad experiences.) 6. Because Pagans, Infidels, and others, are discouraged from embracing the doctrine of Christianity; when they find so many controversies and desputes ever amongst Christians themselves: And the common Enemies of the true reformed Religion, and Romish Emissaries hereby take occasion to calumniate that true Religion we profess, and to seduce the ignorant people from it, to embrace their damnable and superstitious practices, upon w ^ch considerations, Constantius the great, Theodosius, and all zealous Christian Emperors, Kings, Princes, and Governors truly fearing God; in all ages, have made it their principle care and study to maintain peace and unity, concurred in the purity and principles of Religion; to suppress all Heresies, Errors Scismes, repugnant thereunto, both by Laws and penalties, as I have elsewhere largely, evinced against all oppugners of the civil Magistrates coercive power, and 〈…〉 in matters of Religion, who never yet returned the least reply thereunto in sundry years, though challenged to do it.

We shall conclude all with this word to Magistrates, Cant: 2. 15. Take for us the Foxes, little Foxes that spoil the Vines, for our Vines have tender grapes. Search after, restrain, secure, prosecute, punish all Romish Foxes, Wolves, Conspirators, Enemies, Traitors to our Church, and Religion (according to our Laws and Statutes yet in force against them ) with as great diligence, care, zeal, as you no • search after; restrain, secure, prosecute any real, or imaginary Plotters, Conspirators, Enemies, Traitors to the Kingdom, Nation, or to yourselves: And • e as vigilant, as industrious to secure God's and our Churches cause, interest, a • your own; that so you may turn away God's wrath, and inherit Phineas his praise and benediction for his zeal in this kind, Numb: 25. 11. 12. 23. with these four Apostolical Admonitions and Cautions to the people, recorded in the Gospel, as the best Preservatives against Seducers, Rom. 16. 17. 18. Now I beseech you Brethren mark them which cause DIVISIONS and OFFENCES, contrary to the Doctrine which you have received and AVOID THEM▪ For they that are such, serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own bellies, and by good words and fair speeches, deceive the hearts of the simple. But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse deceiving & being deceived. But continue thou in the things which thou hast heard and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them. Ephes: 4. 14. Henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness whereby they lie in wait to deceive. And 2. John 10. 11.

With the Sacred Scriptures to these New quaking male Prophets whom God never sent a broad to seduce the people of England, but the Very Father of Lies. • er. 14. 14▪ 15, 16▪ ch▪ 23. 21. to 33. ch. 27. 15. ch. 29. 31. These Prophets prophesy Lies in my name, I SENT THEM NOT, NEITHER HAVE I COMMANDED THEM, NEITHER SPAKE VNTO THEM: They prophesy unto you a falls vision & di • ination, and a thing of naught, and the deceit of their heart. I have not sent these Prophets yet they run, I have not spoken to them yet they prophesied▪ I have heard what the Prophets said, that prophicied Lyes in my name; saying, I have deceived, I have deceived; How long shall this be in the hearts of the Prophets that prophicie Lyes? yea they are Prophets of the deceit of their own heart; which think to cause my people to forget my name by THEIR DREAMES which they TELL EVERY MAN TO HIS NEIGHBOR. Therefore behold, I am against the Prophets saith the Lord, that steal my word everyone from his Neighbor; that use their Tongues and say, he saith: Against them that do prophecy false dreams, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their Eyes; yet I sent them not▪ nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all saith, the Lord▪ FOR THEY PROPHICIE A LYE unto you; for I have not sent them saith the Lord, yet they prophesy a Lye in my name, that I might 〈◊〉 yo 〈…〉 , and that ye might perish; ye, and the prophe • s that prophecy unto you; for I will pow •• their wickedness upon them. With these Gospel texts to our New Quaking Female Prophetesses, who now ( in imitation of the New Order of Jesuitisses, who out of a Pretended zeal of propagating the Gospel, and converting Souls to God, presumed to •• nder abroad, and preach publicly in England and •• s • where to women and others, about the imbeeility, and beyond the Modesty of their sex for sundry years, to the great scandal of Religion, till at last they were excommunicated and totally suppressed by Pope Urban the third, his Bull Anno Dom. 1631. printed at Rome 1632. 〈…〉 ) presume to speak publicly to the people in some of their Congregations as well as to deliver personal pretended Messages from the Lord (who never sent them) to private Ministers and others. 1 Cor. 14. 33. 34. 35. 37. Let your Women keep silence in your Churches (or Assemblies) FOR IT IS NOT PERMITTED UNTO THEM TO SPEAKE; but, they are commanded to be under obedience; as also saith the Law. And if they will learn anything let them ask their Husbands (if married) at home.

For God is not the Author of confusion, (or tumult) but of Peace, as in all the Churches of the Saints. If any man thinks himself to be a Prophet, or Spiritual; let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you (and this against women speaking publicly in the Church) Are the Commandments of the Lord: Therefore their speaking against God's Commandments in this sort; is only by the instinct; mission, and command, of the very Devil, in opposition to these Gospel precepts: thus seconded again by the Holy Ghost. 1 Tim. 2. v. 11. 12. 13. 14. Let the Women learn in silence with all subjection: , to Vsu • p Authority over the Man; but TO BE IN SILENCE, for Adam was first framed, then Eve: and Adam was not deceived but the Woman being deceived, was in the Transgression. And let those who run after and listen to these Feminine Predicants remember that, of Isaiah 27. v. 11. The Women come and set them on fire; for it is a people of no understanding; therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will show them no favor.

And with this complaint and prayer to God himself, Psal. 60. 1. 2.

A Post-Script.

THat the Jesuits

have (as well as Franciscans Friars ) have a principle hand in erecting, promoting the new sect of Quakers or Shakers lately sprung up, and much increased amongst us, and that by Diabolical delusions, sorceries, enchantments, practices, to divide us as much as possible, and extirpate our Ministers and Religion; these particulars superadded to the premises, may more than probably persuade, if not satisfactorily convince all intelligent English Protestants, and our Quakers likewise; for whose information I have made them public, being unknown to most, who are utterly Ignorant of the stratagems of these Imps of Satan, to seduce them, to their eternal ruin.

1. That Ignatius Loyola, the Father of the Jesuits, and first Founder General of their Order (at first a Soldier by profession) when he began to play the Impostor, Seducer,

as Massaeus Vegius, Ribadeniera, Joa •• is Eusebius Niremberger, Hasenmullerus (all Jesui • es) record as large in his Life, with Hospinian, and Ludovis Lucius in their Historia Jesuitica. And is not this the very practice of our Quakers and Shakers now, who exactly imitate him herein.

2. That Ignatius upon his first resolution to enter into this New strict kind of Life, and erect his New Jesuitical Order, fell into a fit of Quaking and Trembling, as Ribadeniera (his Disciple) and other record in his Life: Yea, Hasenmullerus (who was a Jesuit sundry years, and lived in divers Jesuits Colleges) in the end of his Jesuitical History, with Ludovicus Lucius Histori • Jesuiti • ae .l. 1. c. 1. p. 8. record in express terms, from the Testimony of Terrianus the Jesuit. That Ignatius ITA A DAEMONIBUS EXAGITATUM,

Yea, Ribadeniera himself, in the life of Ignatius l. 1 c. 5. 17. records; that Lugnes his companion much admired at it: And yet cap. 8. and 10. he relates. And another Devil, in a Maid possessed, said; Let our Quakers and their Disciples hereupon seriously consider and examine, whether their Quaking fits, be not derived from this Father of the Jesuits; and proceed not originally from the very Devils themselves, as his fits did? Yea, let them take heed they be not vexed and shaken by Devils as he was, and die Quaking and Trembling as he did, with a most black countenance, as if he had been strangled by the Devils, which made him a Quaker first, and then a seducer; whose Disciples have made most Christian Kingdoms, Churches (especially our own of late years) both to Quake and Tremble and Shake them in Pieces.

It is the observation of learned Physicians;

(which makes most shake without any divine influences of God's Spirit) That if they grow inveterate they are hardly curable, and bring certain Death. Let our Quakers and new Trembling Paraliticks, examine, whether their Quakings and Tremblings (if real, not feigned, as some of them doutlesse are) be not rather Diseases and Infirmities, then the motions of God's Spirit in them, proceeding from some of these natural causes ( especially overmuch Uenery some of them having been lately taken shaking with their female Proselytes between the Sheets in a warm bed, as I am credibly informed) or from the Devils or his Instruments Sorceries, Enchantments; and let them speedily seek out for cure, least they prove deadly to their Bodies and Souls too, in conclusion as Ignatius his Quaking fits did.

Yea these two Authors, together with the University of Paris, in their Answer to Peer Cotton the Jesuit (Confessor to King Henry the 4. of France) Thuanus Hist. l. 132. phisiogmonia Jesuitica, printed Lugduni 1610. & Speculum Jesuiticum p. 106. and all attest; which he entered into his Magicke book, which Devil possessed one Adrian Fresna a Mayd at Saint Victors in France, which he used as his instrument to predict many strange things: particularly, he demanded of the Devil that possessed her these Questions. What should be the issue of the Conversion of the Lord Lavalife, and of the Counselors of the Citty of Genua? How long Herely should continue? What hopes there were of the Conversion of such and such particular Persons? How Heretics might be most easily secluded from the Court? What was most profitable for the Conversion of all Heretics? By what Sermons, Books, Means, the people might be most benefited? What danger might be created by the Devils against the Jesuits Society? Whether God would permit him to know by him, the time wherein the Heresy of Calvin should be extinguished? And (that which most concerned England) Qua ration converti Rex Anglicae, • egina & Regnum maxim & facile quaeant? By what means THE KING, QUEEN AND REALME OF ENGLAND, MIGHT MOST OF ALL AND EASILY BE CONVERTED TO THE ROMAN RELIGION? Whether our Jesuitical Impostors, Quakers, and Enthusiasts do not now study, practice the self same Art of Magicke, Sorcery, and consult with the very Devil himself in their Diabolically inspired, possessed Prophets and Prophesies, demand not the like Questions, Resolutions from them, and the Devil acting, speaking, Prophecying in them, as this Jesuit Cotton did from this possessed Girle, and the Devil in her, let their own practices and consciences resolve them and others? And how truly they act the Jesuits parts in these particulars? Hasenmullerus (a reclaimed Jesuit) in his Histori • Jesuitied cap. 8. records. That John the Jesuit in his Sermon. 15 October. 1583. publicly 〈◊〉 • elieve me, the Devils follow us Jesuits everywhere. Surely this Jesuitical Rector, had very intimate familiarity with these Devils, who knew both their Number (being so incredulous) and could so accurately distinguish between them. Let all Christians then beware these incarnate Devils and their Emissaries, lest they be really possessed by the Devil with whom they are so familiar and who accompanies them everywhere.

as you may read at large, in Jesuitica per Vnitas Belgii Provincias Negocitaio, printed Ano. 1616 (containing the Instructions in this kind given to Jesuits by their Superiors sent into the Netherlands to imbroyl, divide, ruin them) in Joannis Cambilbonus de Abstructiorbus Jesuitarum Artibus & Studiis: printed 1608. & Ludovicus Lucius Hist. Jesuitica p. 170. 175. 676. 677. 678. Therefore it is no wonder, that their Emissaries, and Disciples to effect the utter ruin of our Protestant Kingdoms, Churches, Religion, now thus disguise themselves amongst us, to promote their most dangerous defignes against them, by the self same means and stratagems now:

5. That the Jesuits make and profess it, one of their principle designs, to withdraw, alinate the people's affections from, stir them up against the true Protestant Ministers and Preachers of the Gospel, and to cast them out and take them quite out of their way, that so they may with more facility and speed seduce, devour their Flocks, domineer and set up Popery in all places without opposition. Witness Gregorius Baderus Provincial of the Jesuits in Bavaria, his words at Landsperge. We and ours shall have no peace in Augusta (or Germany) unless we take care, Evangelicos Concionatores ejici ac tolli; that the Preachers of the Gospel be ejected and removed out of the way. By our Councils THE EVANGELICAL PREACHERS WERE CAST OUT OF VIENNA: Whereupon Society do now there teach in peace, and rule all things according to their hearts desire. Seconded with their * practices, in ejecting, imprisoning, banishing, suppressing, persecuting all the Protestant Ministers in Bohemia, in the years of our Lord, 1602. 1607. 1621, and 1652. to the extirpation of the Protestant Religion, and Protestants there: and their ejecting, suppressing above thirty of the Protestant Preachers, and shutting up their Churches in the Dukedoms of Julius, Cleve, and Bergen; Anno 1628. To omit other later presidents in Austria and elsewhere. And is not this the Quakers and their disciples principle design, endeavor, labor now, to withdraw the people wholly from, and excite them against, and stir them up to reject, suppress, renounce all our lawful Orthodox Ministers, and evangelical Preachers, as false guides, dumb Dogs, Seducers of the People, Deceivers, Antichrists? &c. Their railing Pamphets, preachments, and pretended messages to them from heaven; enjoining them to come down out of their Pulpits, to Preach no more hereafter &c. contrary to Christ own express commands unto them. Math: 28. 19. 20. Mar: 16. 15. Acts. 10. 42. c. 16. 10. Rom. 10. 15. 1. Cor. 1. 17. Phil. 1. 16. 17. 18. 2. Tim. 4. 17. 1. Tim. 2. 7. 1 Pet. 1. 12. especially. 1. Cor. 9. 16. Though I preach the Gospel, I have nothing to glory of; for NECESSITY IS LAYD UPON ME; and woe is me if I preach not the Gospel. and 2. Tim. 4. 1. 2. 3. I charge thee before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearance and his Kingdom. PREACH THE WORD BE INSTANT IN SEASON & OUT OF SEASON, reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and Doctrine (Mark the reason, suitable to our times and Quakers ) FOR THE TIME WILL COME (and now is the time) that they WILL NOT ENDURE SOUND DOCTRINE, but after their own lust shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears: And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto Fables. But watch thou in all things, endure affliction, do the work of an Evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry. Certainly then those Quakers, and their seduced Disciples; who say unto the Seers, see not, and to the Prophets prophesy not, prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceit: Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the Path, cause the holy one to cease from before us; are like those Jews of old, Isaiah 30. 10, 11. Wherefore let them there read their Doome, Character, and what spirit they are of, v. 8, 9. (and I beseech them, with all others to observe it well) from God's own mouth. Now go, write it before them in a Tabernacle, and not in a Book, that it may be for the time to come, forever and ever; that this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not bear the Law of the Lord: But is this all? No, there is a judgment with a witness, pursuing all such: Verse 12, 13. 14.

(Let those Statesmen or Magistrates, who out of design, or self interest, tolerate or secretly countenance such dangerous Rebels against God, his Word or Ministers, remember it as well as these Seducers and their followers, least God break them thus to powder suddenly and irrepairably together, and our whole three Kingdoms too) And if this Text be not sufficient to convince them of and deter them from this their Sin; let them read at leisure, Mich. 2. 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11. Amos 7. 10, to the end: and quake and tremble at the reading of them. But if they hold these to be obsolete and Old Testament only; Let them then consider, who they were, and what transcendent sin it was in those, who prohibited (not seducing false Apostles and Jesuitical Emissaries, as these Vagrant Quakers are) but Christ's commissioned, lawfully called, instituted, Apostles and Ministers, to preach anymore in the name of Jesus, and dispence his Gospel: Acts 4. 17, 18, 19, 20, 21. cap. 5. v. 17. to 42. compared with 1 Thess. 2. 15, 16. Even those, and they please not God, and are contrary to all men, FORBIDDING US TO SPEAK TO THE GENTILES THAT THEY MIGHT BE SAVED, TO FILL UP THEIR SINS ALWAY: for THE WRATH IS COME UPON THEM TO THE UTTERMOST.

6.

As you may read at large in Hospinian, and Ludovicus Lucius, their most excellent Historia Jesuita, Speculum, sive Jubilaeum Jesuiticum, and the Epistle to my VINDICATION, &c. of the good old Fundamental Liberties and Laws of England; as you may there be satisfied by undeniable Testimonies of Jesuits themselves, and presidents of former and later times: More particularly by the Words and Writings of Jacobus Crucius, the Jesuit, in his Explication of the Rules of the Jesuits, and his Sermon. Anno 1584. Thomas Stapleton; his Speculum pravitatis Haereticae. Duaci 1580. Thom, Capian: his Concertatio Ecclesiae Catholicae Treviris. 1583. page 22. Paulus Windeck: De Extirpandis Haereticis. Antid. 10. and 11. Franciscus Verona, his Apologia pro Joanne Castle, part. 5. cap. 13. Cunradus Brunus de Haereticis lib. 3. cap. ult. Cornelius Cornelii, his Praesacio ad S. Trinitatem increatam, Commentaries in Minores Prophetas praefix • . Wherein, as the fire-brands of Rebellion, to their eternal glogy: concluding thus. Agite Principes generost, pergitis animis, opus f • licibus adeo auspiciis caeptum CONFICITE; paribus studiis REBELLEM CALVINI HAERESIN, pene evulsam, STIRPITUS UBILIBET ERADICATE, &c. And by Antonius Possevinus the Jesuit (to omit all others) in his Miles Christianus (published when Pope Paul the fifth, sent an Army into France against the Enemies of the Church, wherein he asserts. That all Christians are bound of right, to defend the Roman Religion against the doctrine of the Gospellers (or Protestants) with all their forces; and the effusion of their blood. That neither Peace nor the public good can be preserved in the Roman Church unless these her enemies BE QUITE EXTIRPATED. DOMESTICA ET INTESTINA BELLA INTER ILLOS EXCITARI CURENT: To take care to stir up Domestic and Intestine wars between themselves: Proditores ac Sicarios, omnibus locis, contra illos instituant: and to institute Traitors and Murderers against them in all places: Asserting, that the Captains who did otherwise, sinned against the Roman Church, and were rendered inexcusable and damned. Now seeing Barisonius the Jesuit, in his Letter to a Noble Venetian (who deserted their order,) dated at Bononia 21. April 1608. printed 1609. amongst other things thus boasts of the excellency, power and perfection of their Jesuitical Order, PRO LIBITU NOSTRO, ET BELLUM ET PACEM MUNDO APPORTAMUS. That they can at their pleasure bring both War and Peace to the World, as the chief Authors of both. And seeing the Jesuits (dispersed like Locusts over the world) are increased in few years to so great a Number, and Claudius Aquaviva, their late General, vaunted; that (as they bost, and others write) And seeing these Jesuits, who make it their Masterpiece to weaken and destroy all others by divisions, Schisms, Factions, Tumults, prescribe it as the principle part of their own Policy, to which they are all sworn to yield exact Obedience; I refer it to the consideration of all prudent, Zealous Protestants and Statesmen in our whole 3. Natio • s; How dangerous a Plot and Jeroboam like desperate Policy it may in a short time prove, to all our Churches, zealous Ministers and Professors of the Protestant Religion (yea to our present Governors, swordmen, and their Posterities likewise) any longer to tolerate these Jesuitical, fiery, treacherous Agents, with other Romish Emissaries, freely to vent their Errors, Blasphemies, Heresies, Fancies, and set up Separat Congregations in all places, to multiply our divisions, dis-unite us all one from another, and augment their strength and party, predominating in most Counsels, Places; the better to secure any in actual Power for the present; though to hasten their, with our whole Kingdoms, Churches, Ministers, and reformed Religions ruin by it in conclusion, even by force of Arms, and Tumults, when they see their opportunity, as we have all just cause to fear? I shall therefore close up all, with the words of Huldrycus Zwinglius against those Dippers and Anabaptists in his age, who denied the Office and Coercive Power of Christian Magistrates (specially in matters of Religion) as most of our Anabaptists, Quakers, disguised Jesuits and Franciscans now do. Propter istos ipsos qui negant, Christanum posse gerere Magistratum, maxim egemus magistratu; quum vitam omnium talem esse videatis, ut rigidissimo magistratu opus habeat. Quod si propacato statu orare licet; licet et nimirum orare, ut Deus pium magistratum concedat, quo cōmodius pax et concordia concilientur, Quin omnes hoc agimus, ut vitam innocentissimam ducamus, et nibil nos premet magistratus: Hoc ipsum Oro, ut diligenter expendant, qui Magistratum detrectant. Si potestatem odio habent aut timent; quod rectum est faciant. Expendant simul Principes ne recte factis timori sint. Qui ergo jam NOVIS EXACTIONIBUS, TRIBUTIS, VECTIGALIBUS, non modo expilant miseram plebem, sed onerant, excarnificant, excindunt, ut videantur esse in communem nati perniciem; Qui malis delectantur, & bonis minaciter imminent, Principes non sunt; sed Tyranni, sed Tortores, sed Lanii. Qui ergo omnium malo praesunt, videant quo pacto Christi nomine glorientur; qui non modo ut Praedones & Furts in omnium bona, sed ut Pestes quoque in omnium corpora grassantur. Sunt autem & isti Ministri Dei, sed quomodo Satan Minister Dei est, qui ubique adversatur, circumvenit, perdit. Omnia in manibus sunt cupidissimorum hominum, u • jam non unum Tyrannum habeant, qui sub talibus Imperiis degunt, sed sexcentos. Friget omnis justitia, fervet cupiditas imo dominatur, putant enim si Tributa sint quacunque ration amplissima, jam recto administraci Imperium. Ne ergo tenure summam rerum imprudentibus, pueris, stupidis, CUPIDISVE nedamus, sed iis quorum probitas, fides, prudentia, longo usu perspectae sint, alioqui frustrà nos aliquando queremur, quod dicitur, non putavisse: Tribuat nobis omnipotence Pater, Magistratus tales, qui nullum aliud exemplum spectent, quam ejus, cujus, ordination ad hoc cocuneris inautorati sunt, ut ad modum Creatoris nostri sese gerant quo Patres nos multos habere gloriari possimus: Nec queri cogamur, quod Propheta Mic. 7. (ver. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6,) queritur. Vae mihi. &c.

A brief Reply to John Audlands Rayling Paper.

MEeting (since the premises sent to the Press) with a printed Pamphlet lately published, entitled: The Innocent delivered out of the Snare, &c. full of unchristian Raylings against our Ministers, Magistrates in general, and myself, with others in particular; written by John Audland, an Arch-Quaker (who cannot write six lines of true English together;) and finding in the Title-page and p. 36. &c. thereof, this inscription. An Answer to a Scandalous Paper put forth by William Prynne; entitled: The Quakers unmasked and clearly detected: wherein his Slanders are made to appear; and he is clearly unmasked and plainly detected, being taken with A LYE in his mouth: I thought meet, by way of Reply, to so much only as concerns my Paper, to give thee this brief accompt thereof, in the close of this Enlarged Edition.

1. That his chief Exception is against Cowlishaw his Oath, as untrue; only upon this slender ground: p. 37. Two of us whom the world reproachfully calls Quakers, came from the North (being moved of the Lord,) in the Month of June; we came into the City of Bristol the 12. day of the Month called July; and on the morrow being the 13. day, we were at two meetings; the one with the people called Anabaptists; the other with the people called Independents; and we were moved by the Lord; to speak at both their meetings, which we did: as several of those people can bear witness. Thou saith; in September, George Cowlishaw being asked by Coppinger; if there had been none of those people called Quakers in Bristol? He answered, NO. Now this is falls. For Some of us who is so called (mark his English) was then at Bristol: For we had meetings at the Fort and Redde-Lodge in Bristol. the 10. and 13 of September: at which was several hundreds of people; which will all witness, That THY Oath IS FALSE. But doth this convince the Oath to be false? No verily: but rather confirms it for truth: For though two of you went to two private meetings of Anabaptists and Independents in Bristol, and spake there to them on July 13. yet that was unknown to Cowlishaw and most others: and you spake to those people then, not under the name or notion of Quakers, but only of Anabaptists & Independents: And your speaking to sundry after in and about Bristol on the 10. 13. 15. 17. 19. of September (at which time you began to take upon you the name of Quakers, and to be known in Bristol by that Title) was after Cowlishaws conference with Coppinger: who adds; that about 18. days after, there came to this City two that were named Quaker: Now several of you coming thither (like the Franciscan Friars two by two after each other) just about that time he deposeth, by your own relation; convinceth Audland of an apparent slander, and double Lye. First, in accusing Cowlishaw (known to be a person of truth and honesty,) for making a false Oath, which his own Answer to it justifieth to be true. 2. In averring, * That he and his Companions were moved by the Lord and his eternal Spirit, to leave their own habitation and callings in the North, to come to seduce the people of Bristol (to believe their new Revelations ) That they are the Messengers, and Ministers of the Everlasting Gospel of God, sent and moved by the Lord to speak to the City of Bristol, &c. When as in truth, they are those that trouble that City, and would pervert the Gospel of Christ therein Gal. 1. 7. yea the very false lying Prophets prophesied of and described. Zech. 13. 3. 4. 5.

2. He excepts against Cowlishaw: That he accused not Coppinger to the Magistrate, confessing himself to be a Franciscan Friar; but concealed, and let him go. Whereupon he taxeth the Magistrates of Bristol for injustice, in not punishing Cowlishaw, and yet making out warrants against the Quakers. But this is very frivolous. 1. Because his printed oath, is no concealment, but a clear discovery of him, and all his conference with him, to the Magistrates, deserving praise, not punishment. 2. Coppingers hasty departure the very next day into Ireland, disabled him and the Magistrates to seise him. 3. The suspension of the Laws by some in Superior power against such Romish Vermin at that season, will excuse both him and the Magistrates from any punishment or blame, in not seising on him; could they have conveniently done it. 4. Their granting out warrants against the Quakers, for disturbing both the Peace, Ministers, and Government of the Citty, was just, legal. And their public abuse both of the Mayor and Governors of the City in print, in the two last pages of this Pamphlet, styling them Brethren and Companions, but it is in iniquity; who have confederated themselves against Christ and his anointed. &c. deserves a sharper Censure, then a small fine, temporary imprisonment and an obligation to the good behavior, though not yet inflicted on them.

3. His exceptions against me; are, for averring. 1. That the Quakers are but the Spawne of Romish Frogs, Jesuits, and Franciscan Friars; To refute which he allegeth only: That they all came from the North, that their birth and being was in Westmorland near Kendal, where they lived and walked, none of them having ever been out of England. To which I answer. 1. That their coming out of the North; is a shrewd argument of their badness. The Scripture informs us Jer. 1. 14. chap. 4. 6. chap. 6. 1. 22. That out of THE NORTH AN EVILL SHALL BREAK FORTH UPON ALL THE INHABITANTS OF THE LAND. That EVILL APPEARETH OUT OF THE NORTH AND GREAT DESTRUCTION shall be brought from THE NORTH. Which the Latin Proverb Omne malum ab Aquilone; with the English Adagy; All evil comes from the North, seconding, we have just cause to conclude; That these Quakers coming from thence, are fit Instruments, only to bring evil and destruction upon all the Inhabitants of the Land; not God's Messengers, Ministers, sent thence to save men's Souls. 2. Westmorland is well known, to have abounded with Jesuits, Popish Priests Friars, Recusants, and persons Popishly affected, ever since the Reformation: Witness the Rebellion of the Earl of Westmorland and the Northern Papists under him, to advance the popish Religion and destroy Queen Elizabeth and the protestant Reformation. Anno 1569. with the late power of the Lord William Howard, Ducket, Leyborn, Fleming, and other Popish Families in that County. And therefore we may justly fear an emanation of Jesuitical, Franciscan Frogs and Emissaries from thence now. 3. Mr Tillam (late, or still a Popish Priest) Administrator of the Anabaptistical Congregation at Hexam, not far from Kendal, avers in print; That these Quaking Agonies were derived from the Franciscan Friars; and the premises sufficiently prove, that they were derived to us from them and the Jesuits, who took their Pattern from the Idolatrous pagan priests quaking Transcies and Agonies. Therefore his own bare verbal negation thereof, will no way disprove my Assertion. The rather, because the Jesuits, Franciscans, Benedictines, and others have their private Coledges, Societies, and General of their Orders in England, and may secretly admit their Disciples into their Orders here, without going beyond the Seas; as I have proved at large in my Rome's Masterpeece; The Popish Royal Favorite, Hidden works of Darkness brought to public Light, and my Epistle to a (late) Seasonable Legal and Historical Vindication; to which I shall refer the Reader, and our Quakers for fuller Satisfaction. 4. Some of them, wearing rough Hair-cloth and Cords about their bodies, like the Franciscan Cordiliers; is a very probable Evidence, that they were spawned from them, and that they are the persons prophesied of Zech. 13. 3. 4. 5. Which prophecy Lyes in the name of the Lord, and wear a garment of hair to Ly and deceive the people, which Murford and others of them use. 2. For affirming, that they use inchan • edpotions, Bracelets, Ribands, Sorcery, and Wicheraft, to intoxicate their Disciples. Which being sufficiently evidenced in the premises, and apparent by many instances, in most places where they ramble, I shall no further insist to prove it. But close up all with these two Scripture Exhortations to the people of England. 1. Cor. 16. 13. Phil. 1. 27. Watchye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong; in one Spirit with one mind, striving together for the faith of the Gospel, and 1 Pet. 5. 8. 9. Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the Devil walketh about (in his Instruments as well as Person) like a roaring Lyon, seeking whom he may devour, whom resist steadfast in the faith. And with that of Gal. 1. 7. 8. 9. But there are some that trouble you, and would pervert the Gospel of Christ: But though they, we, or an Angel from Heaven preach any other Gospel unto you, LET HIM BE ACCURSED. As we said before, so say I now again: IF ANY MAN PREACH ANY OTHER GOSPEL UNTO YOU, THEN THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED, LET HIM BE ACCURSED. And let all sincere Lovers, Professors of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, through out our Nation and the Christian world, add a zealous Amen and Amen thereto.

ERRATA.

Kind Reader, I pray correct these Errors at the Press, occasioned by the Authors absence.

PAge 2. line 30. read 69. p. 3. l. 36. Religion, p. 5. l. 12. crumble, p. 6. l. 10. or gestures, p. 7. l. 7. del. in, l. 39. Brigets, p. 8. l. 2 Quakers, l. 38. Magiae: Gee: p. 9. l. 19. others, l. 30. Strabo, l. 36. Shaking, p. 10. l. 25. verifies, l. 32. Prideaux, p. 11. l. 22. Theodotus, p. 12. l. 8. Daemoniacis, l. 17. Catholic, p. 13. l. 5. Anabaptistis, l. 20 Monasteries, p. 14. l. 7. again, l. 37. Broeckerous, p. 15. l. 7. truly; thereby, l. 9. being, bring, l. 13. and to in, l. 27. ever, even; l. 32. Constantine, l. 35. concurred, concord; p. 17. l. 16. the these, l. 27. deceived (theirs) r. dreamed, p. 18. l. 9. about, above, p. 20. l. 3. del. have, l. 4. Franciscan, p. 21. l. 1 • . Maffaeus, l. 23. Ludovicus, l. 29. others, l. 34. Tunianus, p. 22. l. 9. Lugnes, Laynes, l. 28. shaken, p. 23. l. 17. 3. That, l. 24. Styria, l. 31. and do all, p. 24. l. 12. Lavalii, l. 13. Gema Geneva, l. 21. Anglae, p. 25. l. 37. intimate, intrude, l. 38. the Courts, p. 27. l. 9. or in, l. 21. Juliers, p. 28. l. 21. Tabernacle, r. Table, l. 22. not in, note it in, p. 29 l. 23. cannot can, to l. 36. accomplish it, p. 30. l. 22. pergitis pergite magnis.

In the Margin, p. 5. l. 8. Francisco, p. 22. l. 5, 6. Rondeletius, Methodus.